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High number of emergency medical staff facing burnout due to increased Covid workload

Almost two thirds of emergency medical staff are showing signs of burnout, with the Covid-19 pandemic causing a prolonged increase in workload and stress among specialists in many branches of healthcare. A survey carried out by the European Society ...

27 May 2022 at 13:58

National News

Overtime incentive offered to security staff to deal with delays at Dublin Airport

An over-time incentive system is understood to have been introduced at Dublin Airport to increase security staffing levels to cope with increased passenger numbers. Dublin Airport Authority’s (DAA) security screening was particularly stretched due ...

10 Apr 2022 at 14:54

National News

Almost 9,000 healthcare staff absent due to Covid sickness or isolation - Paul Reid

An estimated 8,500 healthcare staff are absent because they are sick with Covid-19 or self-isolating, HSE chief executive Paul Reid has said. But he warned the figure could be double, as it was based on a manual count that was now a week old. Mr ...

06 Jan 2022 at 16:59

National News

Retaining talented staff is a 'big challenge' for state agencies

Attracting and retaining staff is one of the biggest challenges identified by State Agency bosses. This was one of the findings of a survey, ahead of a conference which will attract over 100 public sector leaders in Limerick for the Association ...

06 Oct 2022 at 12:04

Local News

Twenty-three teams collectively walked 4,500km in DCC Staff Walking Challenge

Over just four weeks, 23 teams of Donegal County Council staff collectively walked approximately 4,500km with staff feedback saying that the fun competitive event created an ideal environment to encourage staff to get out and get moving. ...

09 May 2022 at 16:42

National News

Recruitment of staff and cyber security threat are priority areas for Irish businesses

The recruitment and retention of staff is crucial for business with cyber threat levels also increasing, according to a survey by Ernst & Young (EY) Ireland. Cost cutting, cybersecurity, automation and talent are among top strategic ...

30 Mar 2023 at 10:15

National News

Thousands of nursing home staff are still waiting on pandemic bonus payment

Around 46,000 staff who worked on the front line during the Covid-19 crisis in nursing homes and other care facilities are still waiting for their €1,000 pandemic recognition payment. Latest figures show that 86,000 non-HSE staff ...

20 Oct 2022 at 11:19

National News

'Staff feel disrespected' - Nursing home workers call on govt to expedite Covid payment

Nursing home staff across Ireland are calling on the government to expedite a special pandemic recognition payment promised to frontline healthcare workers. Over 2,000 letters from private and voluntary nursing home staff around ...

11 Oct 2022 at 18:06

National News

Large financial union calls for regulations for surveillance of staff

A major financial union has told an Oireachtas Committee that surveillance of staff by their employers and how data on staff is collected, stored, and used was always an issue that needed to be addressed. John O'Connell, ...

25 May 2023 at 15:10

National News

'Out of nowhere' - Young Irish man on work visa in US robbed at gunpoint

An Irish student on a J1 Visa who was robbed at gunpoint in the US has spoken of his “shocking” experience as it “came out of nowhere”. The owners of the Banshee Irish Pub in Buffalo, New York shared a video showing ...

23 May 2024 at 11:08

National News

'When will it stop?' - RTÉ says exit package of €400,000 considered for senior staff member

RTÉ may be about to sign off on an exit package of around €400,000 for a senior staff member, it has been revealed. Terence O’Rourke, the new chair of the RTÉ board, told the Oireachtas media committee on Wednesday ...

12 Jun 2024 at 17:24

National News

Panic in Galway school after teen entered with weapon and assaulted student

A teenager armed with a weapon entered the grounds of a secondary school in Galway city earlier this week before assaulting a student in front of terrified children and staff. The Irish Mirror reported that the ...

06 Sept 2024 at 14:25

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